Halloween

The few weeks leading up to Halloween, Luthien you requested to be a blue skeleton AND a red skeleton.  I kept asking things like, "So you mean a blue and red skeleton?  Blue and red bones?"  I don't know if I ever really understood what you initially were asking to be, but you were happy with the costume we came up with.  Bastian, you were given these adorable suspender jeans awhile back that fit you now, so it was only fitting that you would be a gnome.  You both wore your costumes to our church's "trunk or treat" activity that was held on Friday night, and for one reason or another you couldn't wear them again (not warm enough and/or refusing to wear part of the costume and/or the costumes were assembled so cheaply that they were destroyed after one wearing!)  So, on the actual day of Halloween, Luthien you were a dragon (thanks to your friend Sebastian, whom we went Trick-or-Treating with), and Bastian you wore a much too small giraffe costume handed down from Luthien.  We built up the fact that the "Switch Witch" would be coming to trade out your candy for a toy after you went to sleep.  You both talked about the witch all week long, and even got a phone call from her.  We also sang lots of Halloween songs and told lots of spooky stories, since Luthien, you love scary things.

I am so not crafty, just cut some bones out of felt and glued them on to your clothes...probably why they fell apart so easily :)  I also ran out of time so didn't cut out the ribs individually and the final result looked more like a shield.  You loved it though!

Luthien, you kept telling us this is what a skeleton would do

And this

Bastian you would not keep on your gnome hat for more than 10 seconds. Maybe it was all those staples Dad decided to add for reinforcement...

1) You were allowed as many candies as your age before surrendering the rest to the Switch Witch
2) Lessons learned: never put that much face paint on a 3 year old...don't put ANY on a 1 year old

Came home on Friday to discover cards and presents from grandparents!  

Bastian, mid-word- "airplane"  This is a face I see a lot, you really light up when you talk about balls, animals, and sometimes transportation items like in this instance

Did I mention this was the best, most festive Halloween ever?!  Not only are New Englanders really into decorating for the occasion, the weather and scenery were perfectly Halloween-ish

Luthien and your current BFF Sebastian, who was dressed up as a witch

I'm not kidding when I say people go all out for Halloween around here...the woman on the left was passing out candy in her front yard amidst these guys and many more (totally inappropriate for little ones but Luthien, you weren't scared a bit)

We are still pretending to Trick-or Treat around here these days, I think it made a big impression on you, even without actual consumption of much candy!

Love you,

Mama